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Tree Girl

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tree Girl
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ben Mikaelsen
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 184,Width 147
Category/GenreWar and combat fiction
Human geography
ISBN/Barcode 9780060090067
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Primary & Secondary Education

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 23 August 2005
Publication Country United States

Description

They call Gabriela Tree Girl. Gabi climbs trees to be within reach of the eagles and watch the sun rise into an empty sky. She is at home among the outstretched branches of the Guatemalan forests. Then one day from the safety of a tree, Gabi witnesses the sights and sounds of an unspeakable massacre. She vows to be Tree Girl no more and joins the hordes of refugees struggling to reach the Mexican border. She has lost her whole family; her entire village has been wiped out. Yet she clings to the hope that she will be reunited with her youngest sister, Alicia. Over dangerous miles and months of hunger and thirst, Gabriela's search for Alicia and for a safe haven becomes a search for self. Having turned her back on her own identity, can she hope to claim a new life Ages 12+

Author Biography

Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state reader's choice awards. These novels include Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben lives near Bozeman, Montana, with his 700-pound black bear, Buffy.